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A Legal Analysis of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s Trip to Syria
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) has drawn attention in recent weeks for leading a delegation to Syria and Lebanon, where she reportedly met with government leaders, refugees, and members of civil society. The ... -
What Happens When States No Longer Govern?
For seventy-three days last summer, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and a Kurdish/Arab militia known as the “Syrian Democratic Force” (SDF) fought over Manbij, Syria. The fierce urba... -
Why the United States Should Be as Circumspect as the British about the Muslim Brotherhood
Editor’s Note: The Muslim Brotherhood is a troubling organization for policymakers. Many terrorists passed through its ranks, and the Trump administration, spurred on by some in Congress and several U.S.... -
Water Wars: US Hits Reset Button in Asia-Pacific
Trump administration formulates policy in the East, South China Seas -
New Executive Orders on Law Enforcement
President Trump today signed three new executive orders related to law enforcement activity: "Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Traff... -
Amona and the Settlement Regularization Bill: The Politicization of Suffering and the Threat to the High Court
Last week, after years of stays and delays, the Israeli government finally enforced a ruling of the country’s High Court and began dismantling the settlement of Amona. In scenes of resistance designed to... -
Could President Trump Use the Treasury Department to Go After the Muslim Brotherhood?
The other day, Benjamin Wittes and Will McCants questioned whether the Trump administration could lawfully designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (“FTO”). In the days since ... -
Mexico's Next Move
Over the past two weeks, U.S.-Mexico relations deteriorated to their lowest point since perhaps the era of Pancho Villa. -
One Less Thing to Worry About: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Didn’t Actually Call for a Blockade of China’s South China Sea Islands
Earlier this month, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made comments during his confirmation hearing that alarmed many China watchers since they seemed to call for something close to a naval blockade of Ch... -
U.S. Sanctions Iran after Missile Test, U.S. Escalating Fight in Yemen, and Israel Clears One Settlement But Promises More
U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate with Tit-for-Tat Missile Tests and Sanctions -
The Israeli Knesset Passes the Settlement Regularization Law
Despite what seemed like a change of direction from the Trump administration on settlements, the Israeli Knesset just passed the Settlement Regularization Law, which aims to “legalize” illegal settlement... -
Trump’s Controversial Views Combine on the Security Issue of Climate Refugees
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning refugees from a number of Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States and blocking Syrian refugees indefinitely, hi...
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